Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-14

Aroostook countys resources over liabili-
foot up SIS, 81 Gain for the year 81, POP :
27 There is enough due from towns and
plantations to pay ali liabilities and leave
$500 in the treasury, not reckoning what's due
from the State upon wild lands.
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland Masonic Relief Association
has membership of 95l. Thirteen
thousand dollars have been paid in
benefits during the year. The
Association is open to any Mason in the
State. Albro E. Chase was elected president,
and Lesnder W. Forbes, treasure.
FRANKLIN.
= New SHARoN.-Our correspondent writes
Jan. IL Charles Prince from Dakota is vis-
lung friends in this, his native town. He is
largely engaged in meat marketing +.
Prince OF Princeton, n. j., and Mrs. Scrib-
ner, formerly Mary Prince of Massachusetts,
are also here.-Frank Holt, son Of A. +.
Hoit, or New Sharon, who is q successful
farmer In Nebraska, is at his fathers called
by the serious illness of his mother.-Rev. IL.
Hewitt received Sundty four persons into
the VI. Il church Several more will be re-
ceived In short time.-rhe union meetings
are interesting and we'll attended, and will be
continued this week.
Lester Newc NIB and wife of Warren had q
very narrow escape from asphyxia Thursday
evening. They are accustomed 10 sleep with
a coal hre in their room. Thursday evening
they fixed the stove aud retired. In the morn
ing other members of The family found them
prostraIed and the room filed with gas.
LINCOLN.
Fralk b. Miller mas ale a well at Wal.
doboro which is something OF IA novelty.
Ihe original design was to put in driven
well, but the sOll being very stony it was ex-
cavated till water was found. The pipe was
then put IN and the earth packed around it.
FINALLY the pump in the sink above was at
tached and the work was done.
OXFORD.
The Canton Lumber Co. last week sold the
equity of redemption in the Canton steam
mil, booms, etc together with the equity on
three fourths of two townships of timber land
to Hon. Geo. ID. Bisbee of Bucktield for
SlO,3O0 fhe encumbrances on the property
amount to about S27, 900. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Bishee made the purchase for Geo.
Van Dyke OF Lancaster, N. IL.
PENoBsCor.
An Oldtown Indian named John ID. Mitch
ell, has been missing from the island for two
weeks and no tidings of his whereabouts can
be had.
PIsCArAQUIs.
During the year 1886, G66 car loads of
slate we're shipped over the Monson Railroad ::
6l cars direct to ives ern and southern States,
and COS in New England, or in all y, 800
squares.
Friday, Jan. I, heavy iron shaft in the
carding room at Browns wooden mill, broke
while IN motion. the parts being thrown upon
the carding apparatus smashing it badly and
in its descent to the floor just grazing the leg
of MIR Henry Kicker, one of the EMPLOYERS
Mr.. David Greeley, of Greeey's Mills,
Foxcrott, lost valuable horse last week, by
over feeding with meal as is supposed.
SAGADAHoC.
BOwDOINHAM.-Our correspondent writes
Jan. IL At an annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National Village Bank the fol
lowing officers were elected President, Capt
John Coombs; Directors, John Conmbs, II.
w. Case, Samuel Randall, $. w. Case, II.
7. Kendall Cashier, II. Z. Kendall
! Mrs. Rogers of Bath was seriously injured
about the face Tuesday by the explosion of
parlor stove, caused by coal gas. Large
quantities of hot ashes were thrown upward
into her iac" and eyes. burning her severely
and nearly binding her.
| SOMERSET.
| The sons Of the late Hon. p. NJ. Foster of
North Anson have presented to the Congre-
! gstional church in that village an elegant
communion service.
! Among other charitable bequests the will
of Mary +. Pearson, lately filed in the Suf-
! folk County, Mass, Probate court, gives to
! the Universalist society of Skowhegan, Me-.
/ 10 shares of the stock of the Worcester and
Nashua Railroad Company, the income to be
applied to the payment o: the mnister's sal
ary, and all o. her books suitable for a Sun
Day school to the Universalist Sunday school
! library of the same church. Her Greek
grammar and other classical books are given
to Rev. A. a. Miner. The will is dated Oct.
81, 1882.
YORK.
| John Wakefield of Kcnnebunkport Depot
was badly bitten by his horse while putting
on a bride day or two ago.
! The Saco City Council has passed an order
that $50, 900 worth of bonds bearing interest
at four per cent. be issued to take up the
eity's floating notes which fall due this
month.
While the bell on the Foss street Methodist
church. Bddsford, was being rupg Sunday
morning there was report that sounded
almost as loud as cannon's and it was dis
covered that the bell had cracked and was
ruined This bell weighs 1000 pounds and
was hung about thirty years ago.